| dermatoid | Resembling kin; skinlike. Origin: Gr, skin: cf. F. Dermatoide. Cf. Dermoid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| dermatologic | Having to do with the skin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dermatologic agents | Drugs used to treat or prevent skin disorders or for the routine care of skin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dermatologic, dermatological | <anatomy> Pertaining to dermatology, of or affecting the skin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| dermatologist | <specialist> A specialist expert in the treatment of disorders of the skin. (27 Sep 1997) |
| dermatology | <study> The field of medicine that specialises in the treatment of skin disorders. (27 Sep 1997) |
| dermatolysis | Loosening of the skin or atrophy of the skin by disease; erroneously used as a synonym for cutis laxa. Synonym: dermolysis. Origin: dermato-+ G. Lysis, a loosening (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatoma | A circumscribed thickening or hypertrophy of the skin. Origin: dermato-+ G. -oma, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatomal distribution | The area of skin innervated by a single posterior spinal nerve (sensory nerve). (27 Sep 1997) |
| dermatome | The area of skin innervated by a single posterior spinal nerve (sensory nerve). (27 Sep 1997) |
| dermatomegaly | Congenital or acquired defect in which the skin hangs in folds; may be part of a syndrome or may occur in isolation as cutis laxa, dermatochalasis, or dermatolysis. Origin: dermato-+ G. Megas, large (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatomere | A metameric area of the embryonic integument. Origin: dermato-+ G. Meros, part (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatomic area | The area of skin innervated by a single posterior spinal nerve (sensory nerve). (27 Sep 1997) |
| dermatomycoses | Superficial infections of the skin or its appendages by any of various fungi. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dermatomycosis | <dermatology, microbiology> A superficial infection of the skin or its appendages by fungi. The term includes dermatophytosis and the various clinical forms of tinea, as well as deep fungous infections. Synonym: epidermomycosis. Origin: Gr. Mykes = fungus (18 Nov 1997) |